The main card airs on ESPN 2 after prelims stream on ESPN+.
The other women’s lightweight semifinal pits Sarah Kaufman vs. Larissa Pacheco.
MORE: Kayla Harrison shares inspiring message with Middletown crowd
With five wins — four by submission or TKO on the ground — Harrison’s strategy has been working so far. She has no plans to change it as she approaches the final two fights in the ongoing Professional Fighters League lightweight season, where the winner of a post-season tournament takes home $1 million.
As much as Harrison wants to become a complete fighter, she’s never going to forget her strength.
“It’s not rocket science,” Harrison explained when speaking to MMA Fighting. “There’s never going to be a female on this planet who can grapple as good as me. I truly believe that. So I have to stick with what’s effective.
“I want to be well rounded. I want to be an MMA fighter, but at the end of the day, my foundation is in grappling, so that’s probably going to be how the majority of my fights go.”
Harrison, a Middletown native, won gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
About the Author
